Biodefense
Programmable Biology Puts Biotech on the Geopolitical Agenda
Ryan Morhard Mon, Nov 21, 2022, 8:46 AM
Synthetic biology is driving a manufacturing revolution, and policymakers are taking note.
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Biodefense
Will the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company of Drugs Be in East Asia?
Chenny Zhang Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 8:16 AM
America’s drug industry is poised to face the same manufacturing crisis the semiconductor industry faces today: a supply chain mired with chokepoints in East Asia that pose direct risks to U.S. national security and economic growth.
Biodefense
The Collapsed Bridge Loan: Israel’s Shin Bet Location Tracking of Omicron Carriers
Amir Cahane Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 8:01 AM
Israel reinstated contact-tracing activities by the Israel Security Agency to track carriers of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Five days later, it halted the ISA’s contact-tracing activities, due to a lack of parliamentary support.
Biodefense
In Biotech, the Industry of the Future, the U.S. Is Way Ahead of China
Scott Moore Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 8:01 AM
The United States’s track record in responding to the coronavirus pandemic has been awful. Yet the success of its vaccine development efforts shows that when it comes to biotechnology, the U.S. outpaces China and other rivals.
Defense Production Act
Understanding Trump’s Invocation of the Defense Production Act for Meat
Stephanie Kelemen Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 11:36 AM
Why did problems in meat production lead the president to invoke a statute designed to preserve the nation’s security?
SinoTech
Beijing Restricts Exports Related to National Security; China Joins COVAX
Abby Lemert, Eleanor Runde Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 2:29 PM
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news.
The Lawfare Podcast
The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: The National Security Law Guys Talk Lt. Col. Vindman, Roger Stone and War Powers
Hadley Baker Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 5:27 PM
Lawfare founder Bobby Chesney and Lawfare contributing editor Steve Vladeck host the weekly National Security Law Podcast from the University of Texas Law School, a discussion of current national security law developments. In this episode, the third edition of a Lawfare edited National Security Law Podcast, Bobby and Steve discuss a range of topics that we thought would be of interest to listeners. So we are bringing you a distilled version of their conversation.
Podcasts
Fault Lines: Gobsmackingly Apparent
Lester Munson Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 10:16 AM
Our favorite foreign policy nerds—with the addition of NSI Visiting Fellow Andy Keiser—discuss the geopolitics of the Coronavirus that has massively impacted China and its economy. Listen in as Jodi, Dana, Lester and Andy discuss what the Coronavirus pandemic may mean for China's place in the world, China's internal politics and the ins-and-outs of the U.S. response.
Biodefense
Biodefense: Coordinating Our Response to Deadly Disease
Alice C. Hill Thu, May 18, 2017, 9:30 AM
Ninety-nine years ago, on March 11, 1918, mess cook Albert Gitchell reported sick to the camp infirmary in Fort Riley, Kansas. By noon, over 100 soldiers were hospitalized. Soldiers began to die. By the end of April, two-thirds of the main Army camps were suffering from the influenza epidemic. The Spanish flu had begun its spread in the United States. The virus eventually infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide, killing somewhere between 20 and 50 million—more people than were killed in World War I. Over half of the victims were young adults.